Capetian dynasty

The Capetian Dynasty followed the Carolingian Dynasty of rulers of France from 987 to 1328.

• 987 - 996, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France
• 996 - 1031, Robert the Pious
• 1031 - 1060, Henri I
• 1060 - 1108, Philippe I
• 1108 - 1137, Louis VI, the Fat
• 1137 - 1180, Louis VII
• 1180 - 1223, Philippe II Auguste, Augustus
• 1226 - 1270, Louis IX (Saint Louis)
• 1271 - 1285, Philippe III
• 1285 - 1314, Philippe IV, the Fair
• 1314 - 1316, Louis X
• 1316 - Jean I
• 1316 - 1322, Philip V
• 1322 - 1328, Charles IV

In 1328 the Capetians ran out of direct male heirs, and, unlike some other rival nations, France adhered to the ancient code of the Salian Franks, known as Salic law, which forbad any succession to the throne by or through a female. Therefore the peers of the kingdom elected a new king, Philippe of Valois, a nephew of Philippe The Fair, marking the beginning of the Valois Dynasty.